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1. (n.) cognomen
any name, esp. a nickname or epithet.
2. cognomen
the third and commonly the last name of a citizen of ancient Rome, indicating the person's house or family, as “Caesar” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”
3. cognomen
a surname.
Etymology: (1800–10; < L, =co-co - +nōmen name)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) nickname, moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
"Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"
2. (noun) surname, family name, cognomen, last name
the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
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1. (noun) cognomen
the last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family
2. (noun) cognomen
a surname
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